First trip of 2017
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First trip of 2017
I ended up taking December, January, and February off from fishing but was finally able to get an afternoon trip in with JGJ a few days ago.
He beat me to the coast by a little over an hour and picked up a limit of trout and a couple flounder while waiting on me to get there. Once I arrived, we decided to head in a different direction than usual and explore a new area for redfish.
We spent the day in about 2 feet of water, fishing around heavy patches of submerged shell. My fish came on a super spook jr, Bass Assassin sea shads, and a Strike Pro Hunchback. They were all solid fish that measured 27 7/8, two 26 3/4, a 25, 24, and a 22. Grant found 5 or 6 reds also to complete the slam with some nice sized ones as well. Hopefully they'll still be hanging around when tourney season kicks off.
He beat me to the coast by a little over an hour and picked up a limit of trout and a couple flounder while waiting on me to get there. Once I arrived, we decided to head in a different direction than usual and explore a new area for redfish.
We spent the day in about 2 feet of water, fishing around heavy patches of submerged shell. My fish came on a super spook jr, Bass Assassin sea shads, and a Strike Pro Hunchback. They were all solid fish that measured 27 7/8, two 26 3/4, a 25, 24, and a 22. Grant found 5 or 6 reds also to complete the slam with some nice sized ones as well. Hopefully they'll still be hanging around when tourney season kicks off.
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Re: First trip of 2017
Like riding a bike! Still putting fish in the boat! Well done coach!
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Re: First trip of 2017
What part of the coast were you if you dont mind me asking. Galveston area, chorpus.....etc
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Re: First trip of 2017
Nice. Very nice Coach. You make it seem so easy.
Re: First trip of 2017
Well Done!
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Nice catch!!! I see that you have a viking kayak. I just bought one last month and i've taken out once to aransas pass. How do you have your kayak setup?
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Very nice catches. Way to go!
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Nice boat load!
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Re: First trip of 2017
Thanks guys. I yanked the topwater right out of the mouths of the first two fish that blew up on me but settle in after that. It had been too long I guess.
I am a minimalist as far as adding stuff to my kayak goes. I keep 90% of my gear/tackle in my tackle pod. I keep my check it stick under the front bungees around the bow and have a milk crate in the back with 4 PVC rod holders and a 360 degree light on it. That's really about it. I don't like an anchor trolley and never really cared for a rudder on my kayaks.brownGrub wrote:Nice catch!!! I see that you have a viking kayak. I just bought one last month and i've taken out once to aransas pass. How do you have your kayak setup?